Upload audio or image files

Convert audio and image files into a format that will work on YouTube

Want to upload a song you wrote or a slideshow of photos from your vacation?

Since YouTube’s not designed to host files that are exclusively audio (.MP3, .WAV, etc.) or files that are exclusively images (.JPG, .PNG, etc.), before you upload, you'll need to combine audio and image files into a format that will work on YouTube.

Convert an audio file

You can use free programs like Windows Live Movie Maker to add an image to an audio track so you can convert it into a .WMV video file. After you’ve converted the file, you can then upload it to YouTube.

Here’s how you convert audio tracks into .WMV video files on Windows Live Movie Maker:

Part 1: Select your audio and image files

Select Add videos and Photos from the bar at the top, then choose an image from your computer. This image will be displayed in your slideshow.

Click Add music and select your audio track.

Part 2: Adjust the image to fit the audio track

To make sure the file is properly uploaded on YouTube, you’ll need to adjust the duration of the image to match the duration of the audio track on your timeline.

Double click the green audio bar in the timeline, which will display “End point”. Copy the End point number (e.g. 261.49).

Double click the image thumbnail in the timeline, and enter a duration equal to the length of the audio track. For example, if the audio track has a length of 261.49 the image duration should be adjusted to 261.49 as well.